Centiliters
A Centiliter is a metric volume unit equal to one hundredth of a liter. Centiliters are commonly used to measure smaller volumes.
When converting volume measurements, be sure to remember that the dimensions are cubed and so doubling the sides of a cube will increase the volume by a factor of eight. To make conversions easier, please use our conversion calculators such as the one on this page and refer to the calculation underneath if you want to understand how the conversion is calculated. To select your required conversion please start here: Centiliters conversion.
Centiliters turn up on drinks labels in Europe – a standard wine bottle holds 75cL and a small can holds 33cL.
Milliliters
A Milliliter is a metric volume unit equal to one-thousandth of a liter. It is generally used to measure very small amounts of liquid in cooking or medication. For example, a standard teaspoon is about 5 ml.
When converting volume measurements, be sure to remember that the dimensions are cubed and so doubling the sides of a cube will increase the volume by a factor of eight. To make conversions easier, please use our conversion calculators such as the one on this page and refer to the calculation underneath if you want to understand how the conversion is calculated. To select your required conversion please start here: Milliliters conversion.
A milliliter is exactly one cubic centimeter, and a milliliter of water weighs about a gram – so 250mL of water is 250g.
Some common Centiliters to Milliliters conversions
5cl in ml = 50
6cl in ml = 60
75cl in ml = 750